balanced sentence
/ˌbælənst ˈsentəns/
parallel structures of equal weight
balanced sentence in a sentence
“Easy to read, hard to write. Ask not what your country can do for you...”
Origin of balanced sentence
From the visual balance of parallel elements
Related Words
inverted sentence
places the verb before the subject for emphasis
simple sentence
one independent clause with subject and predicate
compound sentence
two independent clauses joined by a conjunction
complex sentence
one independent clause with one or more dependent clauses
periodic sentence
builds to the main point at the end
cumulative sentence
states the main point first, then adds modifying details